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CDex-1.78-win32.exe

CDex

Georgy Berdyshev

The application CDex-1.78-win32.exe, “CDex - Open Source Digital Audio CD Extractor” has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 12 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. The installer uses the OpenCandy monitzation platform which will donwload and install offers in the setup for potentially unwanted software including ad/search-supported toolbars.
Publisher:
Georgy Berdyshev

Product:
CDex

Description:
CDex - Open Source Digital Audio CD Extractor

Version:
1.78.0.2015

MD5:
6db02e347f27f58f7bb70d3359e2dfa4

SHA-1:
2d7b530ec5fd4eb99a8f1e2b24e90e0a31479c99

SHA-256:
e419184201707742b98949811ffa3c4c1965081bf1641ad13d0d061ee7a1b4ac

Scanner detections:
12 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Packages the OpenCandy software bundler that offers to install additional software and may include web browser add-ons and toolbars which display advertising (based on publisher settings and geo context).

Analysis date:
5/18/2024 8:04:34 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
2014.9-150315

AVG
OpenCandy
2016.0.3169

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.OpenCandy
4.0.3.15315

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy.C potentially unsafe (variant)
9.11322

G Data
Win32.Adware.OpenCandy
15.3.25

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.200.15263

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OpenCandy
v2015.03.15.01

McAfee
Artemis!6DB02E347F27
5600.6825

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.126771D8!308769240
23.00.65.15313

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0312
7.2.74

Trend Micro
PAK_Generic.005
10.465.15

VIPRE Antivirus
Opencandy
38438

File size:
12.5 MB (13,141,657 bytes)

Product version:
1.78.0.2015

Copyright:
© Georgy Berdyshev

Original file name:
CDex-1.78-win32.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
English (United States)

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/7/2014 12:40:20 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:5YmMOXNJBsRrvnnBpVvRKVLAvaLuE69JxR9h8uPxWzLJQL0qFQHndrYaxIC8/ov:5M6NJ6RrBnvRKFASLEz8oxGCQ90amBwv

Entry address:
0x335A

Entry point:
81, EC, D8, 02, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 57, 6A, 20, 33, ED, 5E, 89, 6C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 30, 92, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 14, FF, 15, 34, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, BC, 70, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, AC, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 09, A3, B8, 92, 42, 00, E8, 15, 2F, 00, 00, A3, 04, 92, 42, 00, 55, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, 50, 55, 68, A8, 06, 42, 00, FF, 15, 7C, 71, 40, 00, 68, 7C, 93, 40, 00, 68, 00, 82, 42, 00, E8, 80, 2B, 00, 00, FF, 15, 34, 71, 40, 00, BB, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 53, E8, 6E, 2B, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9767

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
24 KB (24,576 bytes)

The file CDex-1.78-win32.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 6 URLs.

http://www.slunecnice.cz/sw/cdex/stahnout/4312/.../?md5=sUBpY3MHsPzZpcbe6L-AZA&expires=1434304991

http://filehippo.com/pl/download/file/.../

http://nelson.llnw.cdn.m6web.fr/soft/.../cdex_1-78_en_9645.exe

http://lb.cdn.m6web.fr/d/c/a/6a68982f98bd94bb93134021f1013a78/556c8f28/soft/.../cdex_1-78_en_9645.exe

http://188.166.10.182/CDex-1.78-win32.exe

http://dl.cdn.chip.de/downloads/.../CDex-1.78-win32.exe

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